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If you’re looking to further your education, here is a list of some of the colleges and universities in the area. These schools are also hubs of arts and entertainment, with many of their events open to the public.

•Corning Community College, 1 Academic Drive, Corning, NY 14830: The two-year college was founded in 1956 by the Corning-Painted Post school district. Public attractions include a planetarium, music and theater productions, art exhibits in the Atrium Gallery and Corridor Gallery, lectures and more. It offers 39 academic programs and provides services at several sites in Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties, plus Tioga, N.Y. and Yates counties. The 550-acre main campus is located on Spencer Hill in Corning. The college opened its first dormitory, Perry Hall, in fall 2013. The college has operated its Workforce Development Center at 318 Madison Ave. in Elmira since 2007. Contact: (607) 962-9222 or (800) 358-7171, www.corning-cc.edu.

•Elmira College,1 Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901: Elmira College, founded in 1855, is a private liberal-arts institution with an enrollment of about 1,200 students. The world’s first college founded to offer degrees to women, Elmira has been co-educational since 1969. Its 55-acre campus includes the Mark Twain Study and, in all, eight buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It will add a finance major in fall 2014. Contact: (607) 735-1800 or (800) 935-6472, admissions@elmira.edu, www.elmira.edu.

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Members of Elmira College’s Class of 2020 put on their ceremonial beanies during a welcome ceremony Sept. 2.(Photo: AMANDA RENKO / STAFF PHOTO)

•Keuka College, 141 Central Ave., Keuka Park, NY 14478: Opened in 1890, Keuka College transitioned to a women’s school in 1921, then became a co-ed institution in 1985. It offers more than 40 bachelor’s and master’s degree programss. Enrollment is more than 1,800 on its main campus and nearly 3,200 students are pursuing Keuka College degrees at partner universities in China and Vietnam. Contact: (800) 33-KEUKA or (315) 279-5000, www.keuka.edu.

•Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA 16933: Mansfield is a liberal-arts university, founded in 1857, with about 3,000 students and more than 140 tenured faculty. New programs tied to area needs are in community health, criminal justice administration, natural gas production and safety management. The university offers more than 80 graduate, undergraduate and associate degree programs of study. Jazz and choral ensembles are frequently featured in the university’s Steadman Theatre. The university has student housing with two new dormitories. Contact: (570) 662-4000, (800) 577-6826, www.mansfield.edu.